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Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Snow White and the Three Stooges is a conflicted little film. It's a fairy tale, a capitalization on Carol Heiss's (then) new-found fame as an Olympic figure skating champion and a Three Stooges vehicle, all at once. Because it attempts to be all things to everyone it seems odd that it didn't achieve a greater level of success upon it's theatrical release. As with most films facing this predicament, it has earned something of a "cult status" and rightfully so, since it's not without it's charms.SWAT3S has been regarded as "the red-headed stepchild", if you will, of Three Stooges entertainment. The plot devotes much of it's time in telling the Snow White story rather than focusing on the slapstick comedy of Larry, Curly and Moe, and herein is where a lot of disappointment lay, during it's theatrical run, for those who were eager to see a Three Stooges film in color for the first time. The Three Stooges do get their fair share of screen time, however- even if that screen time is mostly geared towards having them be stand-ins for the seven dwarfs rather than mischief-makers. For those who aren't well versed in Stooges entertainment, or are willing to overlook the lack of traditional Stooges comedy, I suspect this won't cloud your judgement of this delightful film.Now onto the rest of the cast: Carol Heiss is Snow White, Patricia Medina is the Wicked Queen, Guy Rolfe is Count Oga and Edson Stroll is Prince Charming. The real stand outs here are Medina and Rolfe. As the Queen, Medina revels in the sheer vanity and ruthlessness of her character while Rolfe as Oga acts as a foil to her plotting and is an unscrupulous villain in his own right. Is it any wonder, though, that the villains are always the most fun to watch? Heiss wasn't an actress and one can see that here in her performance as Snow White, but she suffices, and Stroll makes for a dashing, if not particularly noteworthy, prince.The production design is lavish, colorful and truly befit for a fairy tale. Everything from the costumes to the set designs are enchanting and capture the atmosphere evoked by the tale of Snow White (although there is a certain level of "Disneyfication" going on). The costumes are glorious and a spectacle to behold; on a side note, I much prefer the appearance of this Wicked Queen to Disney's version of her. The sets are magnificent and have that surreal (if somewhat campy and unrealistic) sound-stage look to them that is so iconic of films from the era. We get to see the Queen's castle sitting high atop a snowy mountain and the quaint little home of the dwarfs (virtually a live-action replica of the one seen in Disney's film). Alongside the film's visuals, the soundtrack is appropriately majestic, at times lilting and sentimental and at others chilling and foreboding. And three more things worth mentioning: one is that there are some elaborate action set-pieces, including a suspenseful chase sequence and a decent amount of swashbuckling, lending an adventurous feel to the traditional Snow White story. Another is that you can expect to see Carol Heiss put her figure skating talents to use in several dazzling skating sequences that lend a lovely winter atmosphere to the story's proceedings. And third of all, again showing the aforementioned Disney influence, is a handful of musical sequences performed by Snow White and her prince. I suppose they're meant to act as character development, revealing the inner thoughts of our heroine and hero, and on that level they work. But I suspect some viewers, if not most, would find them tedious to sit through as they slow the story down somewhat.Snow White and the Three Stooges has become something of a "forgotten" film. Despite a plethora of negative reviews and criticisms, the film remains a favorite of mine since the first time I saw it over a decade ago. If you're looking for a film geared around the Three Stooges then this might not be the film for you, as it's main goal is to tell a fairly accurate, though slightly fractured, version of Snow White. But for fans of fairy tales or vintage Hollywood this just may be worth checking out...

Though nothing as memorable as the musical score from Walt Disney's animated Snow White comes out of this film, this children's story has one thing the other doesn't have. Well three things actually.Instead of seven dwarfs to serve her exiled majesty in the forest, Snow White has Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe at her beck and call. Snow White And The Three Stooges was a film especially designed to make Olympic ice skating star Carol Heiss, the Sonia Henie for a new generation. It didn't quite work out that way for Heiss who got to show her stuff on the ice through an imaginary dream ice ballet. You can also plainly see that other than some establishing shots during that sequence it's not her less ice talented cast members in the ballet with her.Of course the Three Stooges are up to their usual monkeyshines. In those last years of feature films with Curly Joe, it was a kinder and gentler Moe slapping the other two around. I well remember in the late Fifties when WPIX started running those old Stooge shorts from Columbia there were many complaints about how violent they were, that little kids were imitating Moe doing all kinds of nasty things to their littler brothers and sisters. I think Columbia had them tone it down a bit in those last years.Edson Stroll who later served on the PT-73 with Ernest Borgnine and the rest of that crew in McHale's Navy makes a stalwart Prince Charming. And Patricia Medina and Guy Rolfe as the villains are feasting on all the scenery available, but it's those kind of parts and they both look very happy. As for Carol Heiss as Snow White, she was a great figure skater and might have in a few more films become competent as an actress as Sonia Henie did. But she preferred the ice to the soundstage and probably was happier for it.Snow White And The Three Stooges is a nice charming filmed fairy tale and it's for Stooge fans of all ages.

It would seem that I agree with about half of the other reviewers of this film. It HAS been unfairly blasted by Stooges fans because the emphasis is on the fantasy and not on the slapstick humour of the much-beloved trio. Personally, although I enjoyed their antics as a child, I was never a fan of the Stooges and would never put them in the same class as Abbott and Costello, for example. Nevertheless, they prove in this film that they are not bad actors at all. The sets and opulent costumes boost this film considerably, as do the presence of the very dark, traditional elements of European folklore, and I think this movie would have been a GREAT fantasy film if there had been seven dwarfs in it! I would agree that Carol Heiss is not a very good actress, but the character of Snow White does not call for the use of great thespian skills. I think that Patricia Medina makes this movie: she is gorgeous and exudes delicious villainy as the Queen/Witch. She was the major draw for me when I watched this film as a child. Guy Rolfe, as Count Oga, is also very effective, and the siege on the castle well-mounted. Fantasy film fans are bound to like this better than Stooges fans.

It is very important to point out that this really is not a 3 Stooges movie. That's because much of it is really an ice skating movie featuring Olympic champion Carol Heiss (or whatever the spelling is) AND it has the most unfunny of all "stooges"--Joe DeRita. DeRita managed to be even MORE annoying and less talented than the horrible Joe Besser because he tried to be "nice" and "cute"--two things no REAL stooge should ever be! In fact, I am strongly of the opinion that NONE of the feature-length stooge movies featuring DeRita are worth watching. They all are terrible and completely unfunny. Moe and Larry, despite having some talent, are mostly pathetic to watch as they just look very old and very tired. Why didn't they just retire after the death of Curly (or perhaps Shemp)? Only a masochist would willingly watch this film.